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Elections stories

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ElectionKansas voters will decide whether the constitution says only U.S. citizens can voteIf you're voting in the November midterm election, there's a constitutional amendment on your ballot about who qualifies as a voter. KSN reports it would change Article 5, Section 1, and the ballot's explanatory statement says it would “clarify that only a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in this state.”Friday’s editionRead ElectionsSedgwick County sets a midterm record for early in-person votingIf you haven't voted yet, Election Day is Tue., Nov. 3, and Sedgwick County is already seeing a record high for a midterm: 34,000 ballots cast in person by 6 p.m. Tuesday. At the Derby Public Library, one of 17 satellite locations, the line stretched into the library at various times Tuesday afternoon.Thursday’s editionRead ElectionsEarly voting is open at 20 Sedgwick County sites, and turnout is at a record for a midtermIf you haven't voted yet, you have options. Seventeen satellite sites opened Tuesday, joining three that were already open. You can use any of them, wherever you live in the county.Wednesday’s editionRead

Elections from local newsrooms

From KWCH and Wichita Eagle, gathered by TMI, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. KWCH4 hours ago

    Hundreds stand in line at Sedgwick County Election Office on final day for early voting in midterm

    Early voting ended Monday at the Sedgwick County Election Office, where hundreds of voters waited in a line that wrapped around the building.

  2. KWCH4 hours ago

    Long line forms as early voting wraps up at Sedgwick County Election Office

  3. KWCH6 hours ago

    Your 2026 Election Day guide: A look at the key races across Kansas on the eve of the midterms

    Multiple races appear too close to call on the final day before the election.

  4. Wichita Eagle6 hours ago

    Is Election Day a holiday in Kansas? And does your job have to let you go vote?

    Election Day is not a state holiday in Kansas, but workers must get two consecutive hours to vote between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. without pay deduction or penalty.

  5. KWCH9 hours ago

    Campaign pushes create sense of ‘voter fatigue’ ahead of Election Day

    Voter fatigue is a phenomenon in which people tune out campaign messages after being overwhelmed with ads, emails and calls.

In brief

The short notes of Daily Wichita’s last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

  • GoddardLange Real Estate has applied to rezone 155 acres west of 167th Street West between Maple and Central for mostly duplexes and twin homes.

    Lange Real Estate has applied to rezone 155 acres west of 167th Street West between Maple and Central for mostly duplexes and twin homes. The Goddard Planning Commission is scheduled to vote Nov. 9, and the City Council could weigh in Nov. 16.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Wichita Eagle

  • ElectionBoth major-party candidates for Kansas governor cast their ballots early Saturday, Oct.

    Both major-party candidates for Kansas governor cast their ballots early Saturday, Oct. 31, ahead of Tuesday's election.

    News Notes · Sunday’s editionSource: KAKE